A guard ship is a warship assigned as a stationary guard in a port or harbour, as opposed to a coastal patrol boat, which serves its protective role at sea. == Royal Navy == In the Royal Navy of the eighteenth century, peacetime guard ships were usually third-rate or fourth-rate ships of the line.
A guard ship is a warship assigned as a stationary guard in a port or harbour, as opposed to a coastal patrol boat, which serves its protective role at sea. == Royal Navy == In the Royal Navy of the eighteenth century, peacetime guard ships were usually third-rate or fourth-rate ships of the line.
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